Notice Information
Notice Title
DESIGN AGENCY
Notice Description
This Request for Information (RFI) seeks information relating to design, prototyping and testing of a range of digital consumer experiences and publisher services on web, apps, and social media platforms for GOV.UK, part of the Government Digital Service. It also seeks information relating to work to review and suggest progressive updates to the GOV.UK brand. The Government Digital Service Strategy for 2021-24 includes the mission of making GOV.UK the single and trusted online destination for government information and services. Significant progress has been made in delivering product improvements, and on delivering against the government's priority objectives during Brexit and COVID. Record levels of public use of GOV.UK has been seen during this time. The existing GOV.UK roadmap outlines current priorities and work in progress. Work is now progressing to update these near term priorities to maximise the value that can be delivered for users, and to update strategic aims for the period beyond 2024, taking into account changes in the digital landscape and wider society. The Customer is looking for one or more Suppliers to deliver the following aims: A new vision and future proposition of GOV.UK is being defined. The goal is to visually describe an achievable but ambitious future GOV.UK proposition, that can be used by the GOV.UK team, and our stakeholders, to provide inspiration, clarity of direction and a framework for how we test and measure our progress. Lot 1: Solution ideation, design and prototyping support In order to progress rapidly and in a user centric manner, an agile prototyping approach is being used. We will be supplementing existing internal design and development teams to work on specific discovery projects where we will test design assumptions for future products and services. Lot 2: Brand Guidelines review and update GOV.UK has an established, recognisable brand, with consistent brand recognition scores. We want to ensure that this brand carries / covers through new strategy, includes all demographics and supports the growth of GOV.UK so are looking for formal review and suggested next steps / designs / prototypes that align with current delivery and future strategy. [See attachment - RFI/Expression of Interest] - Only those that respond to the RFI may be considered for this opportunity.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-1bc7eb9f-b699-468c-aa51-687e424c6015
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4f6f406b-d380-4efb-b66c-414b9085c53c
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Restricted procedure (above threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £240,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 6 Dec 20223 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 9 Dec 2022Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 28 Nov 2022Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 4 Jan 2023 - 31 Mar 2023 1-6 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- GOVERNMENT DIGITAL SERVICE
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- E1 8QS
- Post Town
- East London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI42 Tower Hamlets
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Electoral Ward
- Whitechapel
- Westminster Constituency
- Bethnal Green and Stepney
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4f6f406b-d380-4efb-b66c-414b9085c53c
6th December 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d781f015-343b-47c1-8685-60c5294e7548
28th November 2022 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/a40d9e81-02ad-4b89-b2e9-7a3120a29bb3
RFI Documentation Key Participation Requirements Expression of Interest Timelines -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/fb2e1a98-0c4b-4b77-816e-34c6b4f14d1e
- - - Request for Information - - - Attachment contains specification and details on how to express interest in this opportunity. -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/edb35c51-3f9b-4380-b959-73ee4896bbc4
Please find clarification responses attached.
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